FRESNO, Calif. -- The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed renewal of the San Luis Unit, Central Valley Project, interim renewal contracts for the Westlands Water District, Santa Clara Valley Water District and Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency.
Interim renewal contracts are undertaken under the authority of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act to provide a bridge between the expiration of the original long-term water service contracts and long-term renewal of those contracts. Each of the interim renewal contracts would be renewed for up to two years beginning March 1, 2016.
The Draft EA and FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and are available at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=23069. If you encounter problems accessing the documents, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
Comments are due by close of business Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. Please email comments to Kelly Baker, Bureau of Reclamation, at kmbaker@usbr.gov or mail comments to her at 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721 or fax comments to 559-487-5397.
For additional information or to request a copy of the Draft EA/FONSI, please contact Baker at 559-487-5039 (800-877-8339). Copies of the Draft EA/FONSI may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Fresno office at the above address.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
